A young man rebounds from homelessness and ***** — with an assist from soccer
 

A young man rebounds from homelessness and ***** — with an assist from soccer
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This story is part of the SF Homeless Project, a collaboration of more than 70 media organizations reporting on homelessness.

SAN FRANCISCO — When Philip Jones first heard of Street Soccer USA, he wanted to play.*

Program director Ben Anderson made a pitch for new players at the shelter where Philip was staying*in 2014: Get some exercise, meet new people and see where things go from there. It sounded good.*

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Philip*tried to find the field for what felt like an hour. He became more desperate as he searched, and recalls*"running around like a madman" through the*streets of San Francisco. But he just couldn't find the field.* Read more...


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